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Daring vs De Zeven Provinciën

Daring vs De Zeven Provinciën at a glance — displacement 7,350 vs 6,050 tons, length 152 vs 144 m, speed 32 vs 30 knots, crew 191 vs 232.

Specifications
Daring De Zeven Provinciën
Origin 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇳🇱 Netherlands
Category Destroyer Frigate
Type Guided-missile destroyer Air-defense and command frigate
Manufacturer BAE Systems Maritime – Naval Ships Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding
Year introduced 2009 2002
Number built 6 units 4 units
Estimated unit price $1,300 million $475 million
Displacement 7,350 tons 6,050 tons
Maximum speed 32.0 knots 30.0 knots
Range 7,000 nm at 18 knots 4,000 nm at 18 knots
Length 152.4 m 144.2 m
Beam 21.2 m 18.8 m
Crew 191 232
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Armament & Systems
Daring De Zeven Provinciën
Armament
  • 48 × Sylver vertical launching system A50 (Aster 15 and Aster 30 missiles)
  • 24 × Sea Ceptor silos (planned)
  • 1 × 4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun
  • 2 × DS30B Mk 1 30 mm guns
  • 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
  • 2 × 7.62 mm Miniguns (replaced by Browning .50 caliber heavy machine guns)
  • 6 × 7.62 mm general purpose machine guns
  • 2 x DragonFire laser-based directed energy weapon (planned)
  • Harpoon Block 1C SSMs (retired 2023)
  • Naval Strike Missile (replacement)
  • 1 × Oto Melara 127 mm/54 dual-purpose gun
  • 2–4 × Browning M2 12.7 mm machine guns
  • 4–6 × FN MAG 7.62 mm machine guns
  • 2 × Goalkeeper CIWS
  • 40-cell Mk 41 vertical launching system
  • SM-2 IIIA surface-to-air missiles
  • Evolved SeaSparrow missiles
  • Tomahawk cruise missiles
  • 8 × Harpoon anti-ship missiles
  • 2 × twin Mk 32 Mod 9 torpedo launchers with Mk 46 Mod 5 torpedoes
Propulsion 2 shafts integrated electric propulsion with 2 × Rolls-Royce WR-21 gas turbines (21.5 MW each) and 2 × Wärtsilä 12V200 diesel generators (2 MW each) or 3 × MTU 4000 series diesel generators (3 MW each) 2 × Wärtsilä 16 V26 marine diesel engines (5.1 MW each), 2 × Rolls-Royce Marine Spey SM 1A gas turbines (19.5 MW each)
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Daring-class or De Zeven Provinciën-class?
The Daring-class has greater displacement at 7,350 tons compared to the De Zeven Provinciën-class's 6,050 tons.
Which is faster, the Daring-class or De Zeven Provinciën-class?
The Daring-class is faster with a maximum speed of 32 knots compared to the De Zeven Provinciën-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Daring-class or De Zeven Provinciën-class?
The Daring-class has a longer range at 7,000 nautical miles compared to the De Zeven Provinciën-class's 4,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Daring-class or De Zeven Provinciën-class?
The Daring-class is longer at 152.4 meters compared to the De Zeven Provinciën-class's 144.2 meters.
How many crew members do the Daring-class and De Zeven Provinciën-class have?
The De Zeven Provinciën-class has a larger crew complement of 232 compared to the Daring-class's 191 crew members.
Which is more expensive, the Daring-class or De Zeven Provinciën-class?
The Daring-class is more expensive at approximately $1.3 billion per unit compared to the De Zeven Provinciën-class at $475 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Daring-class or De Zeven Provinciën-class?
The Daring-class has been built in greater numbers with 6 vessels compared to 4 vessels of the De Zeven Provinciën-class.